Alaia/Kuramata

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Shiro Kuramata¿s work is replete with the ancient and fascinating history of Japanese decorative arts and the modern eagerness for Japanese simplicity and structural simplicity that has strongly influenced the dogma of ¿form follows function¿. More than the pieces themselves, what¿s important is their stories, which are connected by the continuous thread of non-materialisation. ¿My strongest wish is to feel free of all gravity, of all ties,¿ he declared; ¿I want to float¿. This approach runs imbues all of his work with a kind of spiritual quest. His attempts to defy gravity find formal expression in transparent materials such as glass, acrylc and metal mesh, as well as in his experiments with the incorporation of light. By using these materials, he explores links between lightness and gravity, matter and non-matter. These relationships shimmer in his designs, producing a calm, contemplative atmosphere redolent with gentle aesthetic humanity and a refined sense of poetry. Azzedine Ala¿w